by Bill McCurry | May 16, 2013 | Creativity, Depression, Humor, Marriage, Relationships
My wife gave me that look again yesterday. It’s not really a bad look, but it is specific to certain situations. I like to imagine that at some point General Custer was talking about whether to ride down to Little Big Horn or to just go home and drink beer. And I like...
by Bill McCurry | Sep 21, 2012 | Creativity, Depression, Humor, Life, Writing
Inspiration sucks. It’s like that five dollar macchiato you drink every morning to get yourself going. Then one day the cat barfs on your shirt and makes you late, and you don’t have time for Mr. Macchiato. You can’t get yourself going without it, and at work you just...
by Bill McCurry | Aug 19, 2012 | Depression, Humor, Life
My brain and I are no longer on speaking terms. He’s given me the central nervous system equivalent of a sharp kick in the shin. Or to put it another way, if he were my roommate he would have just stolen the last piece of my birthday cake from the refrigerator. I’m...
by Bill McCurry | Jul 28, 2011 | Depression, Life
I’ve been trying to understand mental illness for a long time. I’ve come up with some observations and opinions, but understanding is still bouncing around like a deer in the forest of my ignorance. Even though I’ve researched and directly observed mental problems, I...
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